New to Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and HBO in May

This month proves that all you need is a Netflix account to have more than enough new movies and television shows to fill your every spare moment. With so many excellent options, it’s hard to choose which to highlight, but here is our attempt to bring the best to the surface!

In case that’s not enough (how is that even possible?!) there are also some long awaited offerings from Hulu, Amazon, and HBO.

New on Netflix in May

Dead to Me: Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini play widows who form a fast friendship after meeting in grief support group. This dark comedy explores how people deal with traumatic loss while layering in elements of mystery.

5/1 – Knock Down the House – This documentary follows four female congressional candidates fighting the establishment of male incumbents, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

5/1 – The Dark Crystal – With a Netflix exclusive prequel series set for release later this year, the original 1982 fantasy film from the Jim Henson Company is available to stream now

5/1 – Roswell, New Mexico – Season 1

5/3 – Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile – Netflix original film starring Zac Efron as Ted Bundy telling the story of Bundy’s crimes from his girlfriend’s perspective

5/3 – Flinch – Season 1; a comedy game show in which flinching in harrowing situations results in punishment

5/3 – All in My Family – After starting a family of his own in America, a gay filmmaker documents his loving, traditional Chinese family’s process of acceptance

5/3 – The Last Summer – Netflix film in which high school graduates wrestle with love and friendship during their final summer together before college

5/10 – The Society – Season 1; when everyone else mysteriously vanishes from their wealthy town, the remaining teenagers forge their own society to survive

5/10 – Pose – Season 1; a dance-musical drama set in 1980s New York from Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Steven Canals

5/10 – Easy – Season 3

5/10 – Jailbirds – Netflix documentary reality series about life in a women’s prison

5/10 – ReMastered: The Lion’s Share– Netflix documentary in which a reporter discovers the family of the writer of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” living in poverty and helps them fight for fair compensation

5/24 – Joy – Netflix film starring Jennifer Lawrence in the true story of a woman whose simple invention might make her a millionaire — if she can survive her dysfunctional family

5/24 – Rim of the World – Netflix film from blockbuster director McG in which four teens are stranded at a summer camp when aliens attack, and then embark on a mission to save the world

5/24 – She’s Gotta Have It – Season 2

5/24 – The Perfection – Netflix psychological thriller film in which a troubled musical prodigy and a new star pupil embark down a sinister path

5/24 – What / If – Part 1; a steamy and suspenseful Netflix original anthology series starring Renée Zellwegger that explores what happens when acceptable people start doing unacceptable things

5/27 – Outlander – Seasons 1 and 2; a romance/sci-fi/drama wherein a post-WWII nurse is transported to 1743 Scotland where she finds new love, trauma, and adventure

5/28 – Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms – Disney’s fantasy film about a young girl who must travel to a magical land to save it from evil

5/30 – Chopsticks – Netflix film in which a gifted but insecure woman has a transformative experience when she asks a con man to help recover her stolen car

5/31 – Bad Blood – Season 2

5/31 – When They See Us – Limited series about the infamous case of the “Central Park Five” who were convicted of raping a female jogger only to be exonerated years later

New on Amazon in May

Good Omens: This 6-part Amazon original series stars David Tennant as a demon and Michael Sheen as an angel as they try to prevent the antichrist’s destruction of Earth; written by Neil Gaiman and also featuring Jon Hamm, Michael McKean, and Nick Offerman

5/31 – Good Omens – 6-part Amazon original series starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen as a demon and an angel trying to prevent the antichrist’s destruction of Earth; written by Neil Gaiman

New on Hulu in May

Catch-22: This Hulu original miniseries is a satirical dark comedy set in World War II, centered on an “artful dodger” who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him and the army keeps increasing the mission load to complete his service; it stars Christopher Abbott, Kyle Chandler, Hugh Laurie, and George Clooney

5/1 – Alone – Season 5

5/3 – Don’t Believe the Hype – Season 1; from Complex

5/3 – Everything’s For Sale – Season 1; from Complex

5/3 – Jobs Unlisted – Season 1; from Complex

5/3 – Price the Hype – Season 1; from Complex

5/4 – Drunk History – Season 6a

5/4 – The Clovehitch Killer– A picture-perfect family is shattered when the work of a serial killer hits too close to home; starring Dylan McDermott

5/8 – Hillbilly – Documentary that explores the ‘hillbilly’ image in media and culture and sheds light on how we perceive rural America

5/29 – Songland – Series premiere; songwriters compete to have their work selected by a major recording artist

5/29 – The Terror – Season 1

5/30 – American Ninja Warrior – Season 11 premiere

5/30 – Angie Tribeca– Season 4

New on HBO in May

Deadwood: Never say never. 13 years after its painful cancellation, HBO is finally reviving Deadwood with a movie written by original series creator David Milch. Most of the original cast has returned, excluding some notables who have passed since then, and, fittingly, the story will focus on the passage of time, what it has done to these characters and to their town.

5/1 – Once Upon a Deadpool– A PG-13 re-edit and extended edition of Deadpool 2

5/1 – Insidious: The Last Key – The fourth installment in the Insidious franchise, but second in story chronology

5/3 – At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal– Documentary about the scandal, cover-up, and aftermath around the 2016 revelation that USA Gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar had been abusing young athletes for decades

5/14 – What’s My Name – Muhammad Ali: Parts 1 and 2 – Documentary film directed by Antoine Fuqua about the life of boxer and cultural icon Muhammad Ali

5/18 – Smallfoot – Animated children’s film wherein an abominable snowman’s discovery of the human world leads him to question his society’s belief structures and social order

5/19 – 12 Strong – 2018 film about the U.S. Army Special Forces troops sent to Afghanistan immediately after the September 11th attacks; starring Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Trevante Rhodes

5/28 – Running with Beto – Documentary film chronicling Beto O’Rourke’s 2018 campaign for the U.S. Senate election in Texas

5/31 – Deadwood – The long-awaited continuation of HBO’s Deadwood series, which ran for three seasons from 2004 to 2006; reuniting the majority of cast members, including Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, and Molly Parker